#BFAFB5
Silver · light neutral
About #BFAFB5
#BFAFB5 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFBFB9 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFAFB5?
#BFAFB5 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 69% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #BFAFB5?
Use black text. Black on #BFAFB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFAFB5?
Its complementary colour is #AFBFB9, and analogous partners are #BFAFBD and #BFB1AF.